Fat City (1972)

Fat City: Directed by John Huston. With Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark. Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.

“John Hustonu0026#39;s 1972 production of FAT CITY is a masterpiece of film-making and acting. Itu0026#39;s more than just a movie of boxing, itu0026#39;s symbolic of the American Dream gone depressingly wrong. Stacy Keach in the finest role of his outstanding career is symbolic of u0026quot;every-manu0026quot;. His dreams are based on professional successes, which by gaining money and fame, he will be happy in his life. As we know in so many cases, that obtaining fame and money leads many people down an even deeper road of depression and self-destruction. For without emotional success, without love, a person is empty inside. A powerful film. Not a boxing film at all. Boxing is merely the symbolism here; fighting to succeed. u0026quot;I win the fight and I get my wife backu0026quot;, says Keachu0026#39;s character, Billy Tully.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA great movie, but one that leaves you feeling sad; pondering your own hopes, dreams, and desires. A remarkable supporting cast, high-lighted by a young Jeff Bridges, make FAT CITY one of John Hustonu0026#39;s most memorable films. A Champion of movie-making.”